Bella woke up alone in Paul's bed, she leaned over to have a look at the clock "Gah it's only 5 am, seriously why am I awake". She huffed and made her way out of bed pulling Paul's shirt on and some panties, she padded down the hallway and stopped at the top of the stairs when she could hear talking.
"Dude you got like the best imprint in the entire world you know that right"
"Quil I told you on patrol I will kick your ass and I am very aware how awesome Bella is".
"What you gonna do about Jake, he's not gonna be over the moon about this?"
"He has no say, he dropped her like a fly baby Alpha can be as pissed as he wants, but as far as I'm concerned if he was still her friend he would have talked to her so currently, his opinion means Jack shit"
"I'm on your side Bro, Jake might be my friend but what he did to B was not cool, she's awesome she deserves better than that and you guys look happy so I'm good, but you better treat her good or I'll kick your ass got it".
Bella couldn't help it she chuckled at how serious Quil was being, she loved that he was looking out for her but she knew Paul could kick his ass. She slowly made her way down the stairs and waved to the guys as they came into her sight "Sorry to interrupt your interrogation Quil, but why was I in bed all on my own?".
Bella smiled as Quil blushed and she made her way over to him and climbed into his lap and gave him a big hug and whispered "Thanks for caring but were good". Quil smiled and gave her a kiss on the cheek "I know your good just making sure he understands and sorry I kept Paul up but I just wanted to hang for a bit after Patrol".
Before Bella could reply she heard a deep growl and looked over at Paul who was trembling slightly, she jumped out of Quils arms and sat next to Paul cautiously "Babe what is it?". Paul looked embarrassed as he pulled her close and breathed her in "Sorry babe but my wolf wasn't very thrilled to have you in Quils lap half-naked" Bella chuckled and kissed his cheek "Well tell your wolf to behave or no treats for him". Quil coughed awkwardly and stood up "I'll take that as my queue to get the fuck out ASAP night guys" and before Bella could wave he was gone. Bella blushed and whispered to Paul "Well I know how to clear a room" Paul laughed and pulled her in close.
"B I have something to tell you and I'm really sorry in advance and I didn't mean to ok..." Bella looked up at Paul and was suddenly very worried. She squeezed his hand tight and waited for him to continue.
"Ok well you see us wolves share a mind when we are phased, that's how we connect with each other..". Bella nodded "OK that's cool I guess but why are you freaking out?".
Paul took a deep breath and shut his eyes as he spoke: "I might have been thinking about us and what we did tonight and Quil may have got a very nice show, I'm so sorry I tried so hard not to think about it but I couldn't help it".
Bella sat in silence for a few moments and Paul sat patiently as he watched her cautiously waiting for some kind of reaction. Finally, Bella looked up at Paul and took a deep breath "So Quil..he saw…everything we did tonight?" Paul nodded slowly as Bella took another deep breathe "OK so you can't help it whatever you think is out there to whoever is phased? Paul nodded again and held her tighter. "Ok well I'm not angry, highly embarrassed maybe but just try and not show everyone, I know it must be hard, but those moments are ours".
Paul pulled Bella into his lap and kissed her deeply and whispered: "I'm sorry I really am going to try, I can't promise I'm always going to be great at it, but I'm gonna try really hard". Bella smiled and hugged him tight "Since we are having a DM Quil was right Jake isn't going to be your number one person when he finds out about us".
"I know but as I told Quil Jake has his own imprint and it was his choice to avoid telling you so he can be happy for you or shut up and mind his own business, we're having a pack meeting today at Sam's so I'll tell everyone there". Bella stood up and pulled Paul with her and they made their way back to the bedroom.
7 hours later Paul and Bella slowly walked up Sam's driveway hand in hand "My legs feel like jello, I don't even know how I'm walking right now" Paul laughed and squeezed her hand softly "Well I would say but I'm sorry but I'm not".
Bella smiled and hit him gently "Ass". Sam opened the door for them and smiled brightly at them "I hear congratulations are in order" Bella nodded and smiled shyly "Thanks, Sam but who told you". Sam laughed and nodded over at Quil who looked away awkwardly "I'm sorry I couldn't hold it in I had to tell someone I'm happy for you B" Paul shook his head as they walked into the lounge room, he and pulled Bella tight into his side as he sat down.
"Ok well since everyone is here except Jake I have an announcement" Paul looked around as everyone stopped talking. "Bella is my imprint it happened Last night". Everyone looked at Paul and Bella with huge grins on their faces, the guys jumped up and hi 5 Paul, while Emily, Leah, and Kim gathered around Bella stating their approval.
After a few minutes, everyone settled down as Sam cleared his throat "I'm happy for you guys and Bella we all love you and now you're officially our Pack sister, but now I need to talk to you all about Jacob. I asked him and his imprint Melanie to be a little late so I could prepare you all. Ok so Bella you might not know but Melanie doesn't want you near Jacob at all…. But things have changed even though we were never going to let that happen, but now you're an imprint as well so obviously, she has no say but that doesn't mean she will be any kinder towards you. She is a little harsh Emily and I met with them before we had dinner with Bella and let's just say it didn't go awfully well. But no matter what happens and how she acts we have to remember she is the future Alpha's imprint".
Everyone nodded in agreement with Sam but no one looked thrilled to meet her. Embry stood up "Jakes my best friend and I will support him but I gotta admit she isn't team Bella and she has a bit of an attitude problem".
Everyone chuckled as Embry sat down. A few minutes later they heard a car pull up and everyone looked to the front door waiting, Bella held onto Paul tightly and to her surprise, Leah moved to sit next to her with Quil on the other side of Leah, she smiled at Leah and reached over and squeezed Quils hand. Paul nodded to Leah and Quil and mouthed a thank you. Seconds ticked by as slowly the steps came closer. Sam got up to get the door as Jake knocked, everyone put on a smile as the new couple entered the room. From the quick glance Bella got Melanie looked very different to the person she had pictured for Jacob, she had the native tanned skin, but her hair was bleach blonde and her face caked in makeup.
As they made their way into the lounge room Jacob looked at Bella and Paul then growled softly. At Jacobs's growl, Melanie looked over at the group. "What is she doing here I thought this was a pack meeting". The hatred dripping from her voice had Leah and Paul growling at her. Bella squeezed Paul's hand tight and leaned against Leah and whispered "Guys stop it" the growling stopped but Leah had moved closer to Bella if that was even possible.
Sam spoke up "Bella is Pack she is an imprint just like you". Jacobs head flung up and stared at Paul he growled loudly and shook slightly "You didn't" Jake grunted out. Paul put Bella on Leah's lap and growled back "It doesn't concern you baby Alpha Bella this isn't your problem anymore you made that clear by ignoring her". Jacob looked sad for a moment and surprisingly nodded at Paul and backed off. "Congrats guys I hope you're happy together" Jacob slowly stepped back with Melanie and held her tight.
Bella smiled up at him and walked over to him "I'm happy for you and Melanie to Jake and I hope we can be friends one day Melanie, and friends again one day Jacob, of course, if that's ok with Melanie". Melanie looked at Bella cautiously "No offense to you but you're white I thought imprinting was a native thing". Sam stepped in then "Imprinting is not based on race, yes Bella is the first outsider but that doesn't mean she will be the last" Bella smiled at Sam and mouthed a thank you. Melanie shrugged and looked away looking bored to be there. Bella sat back down next to Paul and snuggled into his chest.
After an hour it was Jacob and Quil's shift for patrol, Melanie left and suddenly Bella felt a lot more relaxed. The girls all chatted while they baked some pies. Bella loved spending time with the girls and was happy Leah no longer seemed to hate her. 5 minutes later the girls could hear yelling and shouting from Sam's backyard. Sam and Embry got up and ran out the back followed by the girls
"What the fuck Paul you fucked her already" Bella gasped as she heard Jacob yelling at Paul
"It's none of your fucking business Black what we do" Paul growled out. The girls looked sadly at Bella and huddled around her.
"Paul, Jacob stop it now" Bella could see the change in the boys as Sam gave them the order. Paul looked up at Bella and felt ashamed. Quil came out of the woods and walked over to Bella "I'm sorry B it was my fault, I thought of something I shouldn't have...please don't hate me". Quil looked so disappointed in himself. Bella nodded and gave him a soft kiss on the cheek and walked over to Paul and held him tight "Its ok it was gonna happen, baby, its fine".
Jacob stared at Bella and looked disgusted, Bella noticed and walked over to him "Jacob Black was that necessary I mean really, yes Paul and I fucked and made love get over it, you have Melanie now and I am being supportive of you even if she hates my guts and wants to ban my best friend from me, you have no right to judge me Jacob best friends support each other no matter what, you couldn't even tell me you had imprinted Sam had to. So grow up and when u decide to be my friend again let me know".
With that Bella walked away heading over to the beach. Someone came up behind her and she was glad it was Leah. "Hey, swan I'll drive you home Paul wanted to come but I told him you should be on your own for a bit". Bella smiled and hugged Leah "Thank you so much, Leah, for everything, I know I wasn't your favorite person but I'm so glad we are friends now". Leah smiled and they got in the truck, they traveled in silence the whole way. They finally arrived at Bella's and both jumped out of the truck. "Leah can you tell Paul I'm not angry at him and I'll call him tonight" Leah nodded and hugged Bella before heading out into the woods.
Charlie wasn't home so Bella made her way up to her room and laid on her bed, she didn't realize how tired she was and before she knew it she fell asleep thinking about her Grey wolf.